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Thromb Haemost 1997; 78(04): 1300-1301
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1657736
Letter to the Editor
Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

The Clinical Utility of a Rapid Bedside D-dimer Assay for Screening of Deep Vein Thrombosis following Orthopaedic Surgery

James D Douketis
The Department of Medicine, Chedoke-McMaster Hospital, and McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Recipient of a research fellowship from the Ministry of Health of Ontario.
,
Joanne McGinnis
The Department of Medicine, Chedoke-McMaster Hospital, and McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
,
Jeffrey S Ginsberg
The Department of Medicine, Chedoke-McMaster Hospital, and McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Recipient of a research scholarship from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
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Received 04 1997

Accepted after resubmission 12 June 1997

Publication Date:
12 July 2018 (online)

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